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Weight Lifting (Split from Brown Thread)

O-Linemen have long arms, harder to put up the big bench numbers. I think I read that his father didn't let him start weight training until he turned 16, though I might be confusing him with someone else.
 
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Yertle said:
I'm not doubting that this guy is a stud, but isn't a max bench of 280 a little low? I mean, Kudla benched 555!

Kudla is a freak, and this kid is a Junior in HS.
By the time he graduates high school, that bench will be well over 300.
Heck, by the start of next football season I guarantee that will be over 300.
 
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Yertle said:
I'm not doubting that this guy is a stud, but isn't a max bench of 280 a little low? I mean, Kudla benched 555!
First, Kudla is a freak of nature. Any comparison of a HS kid to him is misguided. 280 as a rising senior is not great but its not bad either. He has not not yet been set in a true S&C program yet...no matter how good the HS program is, it will pale in comparison to the college level.
 
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Weight Numbers - Who Cares?

There are many issues related to Max Lift numbers:

1. They are almost always innaccurate.

2. The lesser developed high school athlete has more upside when he gets to the next level - assuming he gets involved in a competent training program. (Read: This is very rare, even at the college level.)

3. It is sometimes better that a high school athlete stays away from weights because he will be put at great risk due to a lack of proper lifting "education".

4. Weights don't make a great football player. For proof, look at the countless NFL players that never trained heavy with weights. (Don't misinterpret - when implemented properly, it can improve speed and power dramatically, but it takes athlete buy-in to take it to that next level.)

Bottom Line - If I were recruiting HS kids, I would be more excited about a great football player that has never touched a weight as opposed to one that is near his strength peak. #2 - much more upside via Strength - Power - Speed continuum.
 
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Yertle said:
I'm not doubting that this guy is a stud, but isn't a max bench of 280 a little low? I mean, Kudla benched 555!

For a 16-year-old kid who just started weight-lifting, benching more than your body weight is not bad. If and when he does come to Ohio State, by the time a sophomore at OSU, he'll be benching 400+. Besides, it's the other S&C stuff that really counts. Trust me, he'll be strong enough...
 
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Aaron's latest offer is from Syracuse...
 
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